Hashomer Hatzair sees many ways of
self-realisation. We believe that it is Hagshama that gives meaning to our
ideology and brings us to the realization of our pillars and dibrot and
stresses the importance of putting it into practice.

Hagshama is a concept which often
blurs the distinction between tools and goals. We accept that we have much work
to do in defining our conceptual definition of this term and that this process
must continue.

This document is a list of examples of
Hagshama. It is not complete; however, its purpose is to give guidelines, to be
a source of inspiration and to provide tools:

Aliya that
affects positive change in all of Israeli society (individually or
kvutzati)

Aliya to work in
the Shomeric community and strengthening the Tnua Olamit directly or
indirectly

Be a Zionist
activist in the Diaspora through organisations

Be a Zionist
activist in the Diaspora by supporting social initiatives

Productive life
in a Jewish community that is open to everyone

Preserving and
passing on the Jewish culture and tradition by education, practice and
continuous learning

Building
supplementary Shomeric Jewish schools

To carry out
Shomeric services, to write liturgy and run secular Shiurim

To be a chalutz
of Judaism development of which creates cultural and intellectual centres
inside all communities

To follow a
Jewish lifecycle in a distinctly Shomeric lifestyle

Intentionally
exploring alternative ways of life and living together

Leading a life
of political activism for freedom and others

Variety of
social justice projects within the movement and with others.

Re-ordering of
society and its ideals beginning with critical education and activism on
the grass roots level

Promote human
intimacy that helps to create an environment for hagshama ishit.

Realization of
Hagshama through activity and closeness within a Kvutza

The Goals of the
Bogrim Community (instead: Direction of Bogrim Communities)

1.
To establish communities of
Bogrim in Israel and throughout the world, an alternative society built on
affinity with humanistic Jewish values, intertwined with Zionism, ecology,
solidarity, and social justice, which pratice"Hashomer Hatzair as a way of
life".

2.
To create an alternative
framework of communities in Israel for Bogrim to implement self -realization (Hagshama)
through earning their living communally and involving themselves in the fight
for social justice.

3.
To create a worldwide
network of Hashomer Hatzair Bogrim and develop cooperation between communities
in Israel and Jewish communities throughout the world.

4.
To strengthen the connection
between communities of Bogrim around the
world and Israel as a central place for Jewish existence. To encourage Aliyah,
initiate social projects in Israel, and create alternative communities.

5.
To bring about social
change based upon the promotion of movement values in Israeli society.